Ferret
Senior Member
My coworker who is a local rapper with a pretty good following just got scammed by someone pretending to be a scout looking for guys to open for Lil Wayne. He impersonated the record label, gave a real time and date that ticket master showed wayne to be playing, and dropped names that were really on the label. My friend did some background checking to make sure he wasn't getting scammed and it looked legit, so he wired across some "promotion money" and it turned out to all be fake.
So I have to ask, for myself and my friend.
To you pro drummers/major label guys, what is the procedure for when the big break comes? What does it look like? Do you arrange to meet with a rep face to face? Is there EVER any kind of promotional fee? I would really love to hear some stories of every detail what it's like to be scouted to play for big acts, and some other red flags to know when you're getting scammed.
They took almost a whole paycheck from my friend, and I never want to have my confidence built up to find out I got duped, so any feedback/info is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
So I have to ask, for myself and my friend.
To you pro drummers/major label guys, what is the procedure for when the big break comes? What does it look like? Do you arrange to meet with a rep face to face? Is there EVER any kind of promotional fee? I would really love to hear some stories of every detail what it's like to be scouted to play for big acts, and some other red flags to know when you're getting scammed.
They took almost a whole paycheck from my friend, and I never want to have my confidence built up to find out I got duped, so any feedback/info is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.